Tag Archives: information architecture

Three (Somewhat) Easy & (Really) Important Ways to Improve Your Site with jQuery

Web developers have been using JavaScript to layer on enhanced user interfaces and add dynamic content since the days of Netscape Navigator’s dominance. Today JavaScript can be used to build huge advanced web applications but it still remains a valuable … Continue reading

Using Axure to Create Prototypes, Wireframes, and Specifications

The goal of an information architect is to create documentation that defines how the information of a project is organized and utilized. For websites, this documentation is traditionally a site map and wireframes in the final format of printed paper. … Continue reading

Don’t Build Your Website Home Without Creating Blueprints

Wikipedia defines a wireframe as a “basic visual guide used in interface design to suggest the structure of an interface and relationships between its pages.”  Sometimes referred to as page schematics, this kind of documentation is a staple of Information … Continue reading

Top 10 Information Architecture Tips

“Top 10” lists are a perennial favorite. They are quick to read, (ideally) easy to understand, and out of ten items, the average person is going to remember seven (plus or minus two). Information architecture, which is the discipline of … Continue reading

Do-It-Yourself Information Architecture

There are a lot of DIY (Do It Yourself) people out there. My dad is one of them. He doesn’t mind the required 2+ trips to Home Depot per project, the purchase of specialized tools, and the eerie coincidence that … Continue reading